03-26-13, 08:04 AM | |
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I have a couple links I bookmarked recently about how to build up to doing one. It's one of my fitness goals too.
military.com's pull up info page Melissa Bender's post about pull ups The other day when I started trying I thought I'd be able to just jump up & do the negative pull up (like in the melissa bender link) but I ended up having to start with the assisted pull up machine at the gym. I've heard also that once you can do at least one, putting a bar in a doorway you pass a lot & doing one whenever you pass it helps you build up to more. |
03-26-13, 08:13 AM | |
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Katy Bowman had a blog post about building hand skin strength as a beginning prep for pull-ups:
http://www.alignedandwell.com/katysays/palm-reader/ |
03-26-13, 08:40 AM | ||
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But really, truly - for me the most realistic preparation for pullups is to lose weight, to improve my strength to weight ratio.
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03-26-13, 02:53 PM | |
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I've found this one very helpful: http://scoobysworkshop.com/pullups-for-total-beginners/
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03-26-13, 03:41 PM | |
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Another tips article:
http://www.girlsgonestrong.com/chin-...-over-the-bar/
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